How to Send a Sephora Gift Card via Text
Sephora is one of the most-requested gift cards out there. Beauty lovers know it, give it, and love receiving it. The problem? Most ways to send a Sephora gift card feel about as personal as a bank transfer.
You can buy a physical card at the store, stuff it in an envelope, and hope it arrives in time. Or you can send a digital code and watch it land in an inbox full of spam. Neither option feels like much of a gift.
Sending a Sephora gift card via text — with a real greeting card attached — is a much better way to do it. Here's how.
Can You Send a Sephora Gift Card via Text?
Yes. A few different ways, actually. Here's a quick breakdown:
Through Sephora directly: Sephora's website lets you purchase a digital gift card that gets delivered by email. It's not technically a text, but some people forward the email or screenshot the code and send it that way. It works, but it feels clunky.
Through Givingli: Givingli lets you send a Sephora gift card directly to someone's phone as a text message — wrapped in a custom greeting card you design yourself. The recipient gets a real card experience, not just a forwarded email. This is the best option if presentation matters.
Through other gift card apps: A few other apps let you send gift cards via text or link, but most skip the greeting card entirely.
How to Send a Sephora Gift Card via Text on Givingli
It takes about two minutes.
Step 1: Open Givingli Download the app or go to givingli.com. No account required to get started.
Step 2: Search for Sephora Type "Sephora" in the search bar and select the gift card. Choose the amount you want to send.
Step 3: Design your greeting card This is where Givingli is different. You get to pick a card design, write a personal message, and even add your own photos. It looks like a real card, not a coupon.
Step 4: Enter the recipient's phone number Add their number and hit send. They'll get a text with a link to open their card and claim their gift.
That's it. The whole thing takes less time than finding a parking spot at the mall.
Physical gift cards have a few problems. They get lost in the mail. They arrive late. They feel impersonal once they're unwrapped — just a piece of plastic with a number on it.
Digital gift cards sent via text solve all of that. They're instant, they never get lost, and when they come with a real greeting card, they don't feel any less thoughtful. In some ways they feel more thoughtful, because the person clearly put effort into the card itself rather than just grabbing something off a rack.
Not that you need a reason, but here are some common ones:
Birthdays — especially when you didn't find out until the day of
Mother's Day — because moms deserve to treat themselves
Congratulations — a new job, a graduation, a promotion
Just Because — sometimes the best gifts don't have a reason
Sephora gift cards work for anyone who wears makeup, skincare, hair care, or fragrance. Which is most people.
Here's what separates a thoughtful gift from a transactional one: context. When someone opens their phone and sees a beautiful card with a personal message before they even see the gift, that tells them this was intentional. You thought about them.
Givingli was built around that idea. The gift card is great. The card is what makes it memorable.
Ready to send a Sephora gift card by text? Try Givingli — it's free to get started →
